For my birthday this year, I decided to fly out West and celebrate it with my dear friend Erika, whose birthday is a day before mine. Her and her husband live near San Francisco with their adorable white fluffy dog Lily. When I got to their apartment, I was greeted by this abominable sight:
(For the uninitiated, this Yankees blanket is a major offense to a Red Sox fan).
However, my disdain was relieved the next morning, the day of my actual birthday, I woke up to this on my door while my hosts were at work:
After Erika got back from school (she's a teacher), we embarked on a tour of the wine country. We started out at the cute and historic town of Sonoma. After raiding a fabulous cheese store, we went to a winery where we tasted some wine, learned about the history of the place, and toured a small wine cellar. Afterwards, we drove around the actual vineyard and even got to taste some grapes.
Then, we embarked on a scenic tour of Sonoma valley, which turned into a beautiful drive all across Napa valley with a stop at another vineyard, where we got to see how the grapes are pressed (with a water/candy stop at a randomly-located Dean and Deluca on the side of the road). The views of the wine country were absolutely breathtaking.
The day ended with a festive cup-cake filled double-birthday celebration
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